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  • October 2024

  • Sat 5
    October 5, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Kingston: Open House at Firehouse

    Kingston Event: 2024 Fire Prevention Week is the time for the Kingston Volunteer Fire Company No. 1's community celebration on Heathcote Road, Kingston, New Jersey. Learn more about the Kingston … Continue reading "Kingston: Open House at Firehouse"

  • Sat 12
    October 12, 2024

    South Brunswick “History Scavenger Hunt”- delayed

    South Brunswick Historical Society has announced that the scavenger hunt is delayed.

  • Sun 13
    October 13, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Kingston: Natural Mandalas

    The Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands will hold a workshop at the Mapleton Preserve on Mapleton Road in Kingston. In this workshop, natural materials such as acorns, small stones, grasses … Continue reading "Kingston: Natural Mandalas"

  • Sat 19
    October 19, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    Exploring the Kingston Lock Area

    Locktender's House Kingston, NJ 39 Old Lincoln Highway, 08540, Kingston, New Jersey

    Walk the Lock! Exploring the Kingston Lock Area Join KHS officers Robert von Zumbusch and Charlie Dieterich on an easy Saturday Afternoon walk around the Kingston Lock, showing what is … Continue reading "Exploring the Kingston Lock Area"

    Free
  • Sat 26
    October 26, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

    D&R CANAL: Tour de Towpath (bike/run)

    Event sponsored by D&R Canal Watch canalwatch.org From the Tour-de-towpath-2024 website:Cadwalader Park - Trenton Help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 70-mile-long D&R Canal State Park The canal towpath is … Continue reading "D&R CANAL: Tour de Towpath (bike/run)"

  • Sat 26
    October 26, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Rockingham: Preserving the Harvest

    The Rockingham Association is planing a special event "Preserving the Harvest" Food preervation techizues & equipment of the 18th century with Suaan Plaisted of Heart to Harth Cookery. The event … Continue reading "Rockingham: Preserving the Harvest"

  • Sun 27
    October 27, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    D&R Canal: Aqueduct Loop Walk

    Join members of the Kingston Greenways Association for an easy one-mile loop walk around the Millstone aqueduct off Mapleton Road for autumn tree appreciation and some canal history, too. Led … Continue reading "D&R Canal: Aqueduct Loop Walk"

  • November 2024

  • Sun 3
    November 3, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

    Canal: Geology walk and talk along the D&R Canal

    Geology walk and talk along the D&R Canal east of Rocky Hill. Meet at the parking lot just south of the intersection of Kingston-Rocky Hill Road and Washington Street. Much … Continue reading "Canal: Geology walk and talk along the D&R Canal"

  • Tue 12
    November 12, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

    KHS Annual Meeting and Talk

    Kingston Fire House 8 Heathcote Road, Kingston, NJ, United States

    D&R Canal Commission Executive Director John Hutchison to speak at Firehouse 2024 KHS Annual meeting at 7:30 pm on Tuesday November 12th at the Kingston Firehouse; our speaker will be … Continue reading "KHS Annual Meeting and Talk"

    Free
  • Sun 17
    November 17, 2024 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Kingston: UMC “Celebrating Our History”

    The Kingston United Methodist Church is holding a special service. Shannon Katz-Dean, 4th year dual enrollment seminarian and member of K.U.M.C., will deliver the Sunday message centering on the history … Continue reading "Kingston: UMC “Celebrating Our History”"

  • Thu 28
    November 28, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

    Kingston: Thanksgiving Day Walk

    Mapleton Preserve 145 Mapleton Road, Kingston, New Jersey, United States

    From https://fpnl.org Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands: What do turkeys eat for Thanksgiving? We will take an easy 1.5 mile walk through the fields, looking for things that turkeys might … Continue reading "Kingston: Thanksgiving Day Walk"

  • Sat 30
    November 30, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

    Final 2024 Weekend for Locktender’s House Displays

    The Kingston Locktender's House displays are open Saturdays and Sundays from April through November. Note that the Kingston Locktender's House will be open on December 1 at 4:30 PM for … Continue reading "Final 2024 Weekend for Locktender’s House Displays"

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PO Box 323  Kingston, NJ 08528-0323

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Locktender’s House, D&R Canal State Park
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40°22’25.9″N 74°37’06.7″W
South Brunswick Township, New Jersey
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10am-4pm Weekends April through November

 

About KHS

The Kingston Historical Society (KHS) was formed in 1997 as a non-partisan, non-profit organization to preserve, enhance and promote the history of the village of Kingston, New Jersey.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

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Kingston Locktender's House open on weekends April-November (Closed to Public in Winter)

Recent Posts:

  • 2025 Annual Meeting Videos November 16, 2025
  • Laptop Computer Donation Program October 3, 2025
  • Five Canal House Open House a Success! September 24, 2025
  • Spring Talk Video: Carrie Fellows July 9, 2025
  • Kingston in the American Revolution begins… June 18, 2025
  • Spring Kingston Historian ready for download June 9, 2025
  • Tea Time Videos 2025 April 10, 2025

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    • Talk: Why is Kingston Here? 2/8/22 (with video)
    • New World Dutch Barns
    • Kingston’s Businesses 2018
    • Kingston Schools Video 2016
    • D&R Canal Videos with commentary
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Resource Links

Regional Civic Associations
  • Kingston Greenways Association
  • Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands
  • Kingston Volunteer Fire Co
Regional Nature Conservation and Historical Groups
  • Delaware and Raritan Canal Watch
  • Millstone Valley Preservation Coalition
  • Millstone Valley Scenic Byway
  • Preservation New Jersey
  • Crossroads of the American Revolution
  • The Watershed Institute
  • New Jersey Conservation Foundation
  • D & R Greenway Land Trust
  • Historical Society of Princeton
Regional Government Organizations
  • Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park
  • Delaware & Raritan Canal Commission
  • NJ Historic Preservation Office
  • Franklin Township
  • South Brunswick Township
  • Plainsboro Township
  • Princeton (municipality)
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